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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Madison Square Garden Sports (MSGS)

MSG Knickerbockers completes Rangers spin-off, distributing MSG Rangers shares

Neutral Impact 4 of 5 m&a

On October 26, 2026, MSG Knickerbockers Corp., formerly Madison Square Garden Sports Corp., distributed all shares of MSG Rangers Corp., which holds the New York Rangers business, to its stockholders. Going forward, the company will no longer include the Rangers' results in its own financial reporting, so shareholders will hold stock in two separate public companies. The filing's pro forma figures show how the company would have looked without the Rangers, but they are illustrative only and are not actual results.

Key points

  • Distribution completed October 26, 2026: one MSG Rangers Class A share for every two Class A shares held at the October 20, 2026 record date, with Class B shares distributed on the same ratio.
  • Pro forma revenue for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2026 was $816.6 million, compared with $1,153.8 million historically; pro forma diluted EPS was $1.09, compared with $0.32 historically.
  • James L. Dolan, Executive Chairman and CEO, received a one-time $10,000,000 cash award for the Distribution, paid October 26, 2026.
  • The company was renamed MSG Knickerbockers Corp. effective 11:59 p.m. on October 26, 2026, and the NHL Transfer Consent Agreement requires NHL consent for future transfers of the Rangers.

The filing

CompanyMadison Square Garden Sports (MSGS)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECOct 27, 2026, 4:24 PM ET
Accession number0001193125-26-434274

Items reported: 1.01 Material Definitive Agreement2.01 Acquisition or Disposition Completed5.02 Director / Officer Change5.03 Bylaw / Charter Amendment

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI (Anthropic Claude, claude-haiku-5-5) on Nov 7, 2026, 11:17 PM ET, from the text of the filing and its press-release exhibits only.

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